No bored, in any language

March 30, 2011

It’s amazing that people can be bored with everything we have available to do quickly, simply and inexpensively. It seems that one would have to work at it to achieve boredom. You may recall our conversations about “I’m bored” and how Grandma Beanie and I handled it when our children used the same phrase over and over and over again. Stock responses:

Grandma Beanie: “Clean the bathroom.” YIKES! Kids running before she suggested that we also clean the basement.

Gramma Me: “I’ll find something for you to do…” SCREEECH!!! Kids flying in all directions before I suggested we study WWI, through song.

A portion of one of our chats is below, with how you handled “I’m bored,” for posterity. You have always been creative and were the first to try “I’m bored” in a foreign language:

You: hey

Me: ahoy
Me: i love your collage
Me: it really captures you

You: thanks it took forever to make it

Me: you chose great pics

You: i thought so too it took a while to choose

Me: yeah i bet – you have a lot

You: i want to make one that i can go crazier with

Me: you would have more freedom with photoshop or illustrator
Me: achoo! egad

You: yeah

Me: the forecast is sneezy and yucky
Me: don’t know where this came from